1. 10th Grade ELA
Mrs. Fort

2. Contact information
address:
Website: sfort.weebly.com
Website will contain weekly updates and information on units, assignments, and homework.

3. Standards
10th Grade ELA is designed around Common Core Standards. Please visit the following pages to find more information on the 10th grade ELA standards:
Language:
Writing:
Reading Informational:
Reading Literature:
Speaking & Listening:

4. Novel Studies
Students will be asked to purchase novels for reading & annotation. Students will need I Have Lived a Thousand Years by Livia Bitton-Jackson, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, and A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah.
I Have Lived a Thousand Years, Livia Bitton- Jackson ISBN-13:
The Crucible, Arthur Miller ISBN-13:
The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan ISBN-13:
A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah ISBN-13:

5. Vocabulary Wordly Wise online access: www.explores.com
Students will use Wordly Wise book 10 for vocabulary study. This year, all activities will be done online, and some will be required as homework.
Wordly Wise online access:
Students will set up accounts the week of 9/18 and will start having weekly tests over the vocab words.

6. Power School
Please check Power School regularly to note grades, assignments, and any missing work.
10% is deducted for each day that an assignment is late, up until 5 days.
Grading scale is the following:
Major assessments & work = 75%
Minor assignments & work = 25%

7. Communication
Please feel free to contact me with any questions! I look forward to getting to know you throughout the school year!